Kirk Hammett Can't Play-youtube video

[nateb]

Kirk rocks! He's definitely a very humble, nice, down to earth guy.

I agree with you 100% he just needs to take some lessons and break out and learn something new. His playing hasn't felt fresh in a decade.

Oh and that Mustaine slapping comment was the ROFL and very true =)

-Nate

[shobet]

errr OK

[nateb]

Woops.

[cookiemonster2]

I think he was screwing it up on purpose. Secretly he's thinking this whole St. Anger album sucks without solos, so I'll sabotage all of James' crappy riffs. It seems to have worked. St Anger the worst album in Metallica's history.

[mhalsey]

+1 on Kirk being a super-nice guy but his lead tone is so whimpy compared with the rhythm. James is tolerable. But Lars......... oh Jesus!!!! Don't get me started on THAT lil' windbag. If I were present when he started in on one of his "dissertations", I'd kick him in the nuts.

[442w30]

I picture 'tallica as Jamez band.
Lars is the little shit in the background telling Jamez "yeah!" and "we're gunna f' you up".
Cliff was the real badboy.
Kirk probably had the "talent" early on and was stable coming off Exodus. but as success grew, his importance diminished,

James had some cool riffs and ripped/learned Mustaine's stuff. They were equals and there was no room for that. Dave was probably more destructive.

So the nice guy: Kirk is submissive and let's Jamez lead.
The little punk lars hides behind daddy (jamez)
Cliff Dies
Dave Leaves
Newsted learns he is unappreciated and gets kicked out - probably Kirk's buddy.
Trujillo gets to replace another bassist after working for Sharon to replace Bob D. on the Ozzy albums.

great story.....

[GodOfRhythm]

I can never get enough of the ridiculous animosity people harbor towards Metallica.

[Bengal]

I think Metallica is both James and Lars band. I don't think Lars takes a back seat to anybody. Definatly not James. I mean he's smart, he lets James do what he wants to do, including disappearing for 8 months while he got his shit together. He knows where his bread is buttered. But his ego is too big to take a backseat to anyone...

I always saw it as James on one side, Lars on the other, and Kirk caught in the middle. You saw some of that in Some Kind Of Monster. Kirk caught in the middle. Hell for the money they have earned, I'd be in the middle too...

But I'm not a James basher either. I think that man is a monster on rhythm guitar. Totally underrated. Kinda like Paul Stanley. Well, when he actually plays and doesn't jump around like a girl...

[toejam]

Newsted learns he is unappreciated and gets kicked out

He didn't get kicked out. Jason loves to be playing music all the time, loves to get together with other musicians and jam and do outside projects, but James didn't feel it was good for Metallica and told him no. Jason got sick of James' dictator-shit and left.

[RacerX]

Check out the impromptu doodle Kirk draws for a fan at

5:54 - 6:09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk4Zu...related&search=

[nsubulysses]

And with his third hand he would whip out his dick and start masturbating to himself.

[MBreinin]

When one of you banks as much cash as Kirk playing guitar, then you can criticize the guy.

Does he inspire me? Fuck no.

Has he made it? Fuck yeah.

Enough said.

Mike

[horns666]

Yeah he made it..and for valid reasons, better him than Fred Durst..or Eminem..IMO!

Cool, he seems like a very cool dude..wrote some of the best metal in history.. even tho I haven't been down with their stuff in a very long time.

Fuggit..I don't care..

[Axewielder]

I remember back in high school when I was learning guitar, the "Blackened" solo was a benchmark for being a "Billy Badass" on the guitar. My musician friends used to actually say random shit like "that dude is scary man, he can play Blackened".

Kirk! Snap out of it! We miss you!

[nsubulysses]

That's funny you say that, Axeweilder. When a friend of mine in high school would talk about good guitarists around town he'd always be like, "Dude, that guy is really good -- he's Kirk Hammett good."